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Twenty-eight years ago, firefighter Captain Chuck Mongomery of the Glendale Fire Department in Arizona, found himself rescuing Christy Lessnau and her mother. The pair had been involved in a car accident when a drunk driver hit them after running a red light. “We were stationed up around Union Hills and 63rd Avenue. Got dispatched one…

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It was lost, but now it’s been found. That’s the story regarding a Georgia man’s beloved Bible, which had gone missing for months before a good Samaritan’s persistence changed everything. In January, William Bailey lost his Bible when it fell off his car before he went to church. He told The Courier Herald he prepared…

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An 85-year-old Georgia woman recently graduated from high school, 67 years after her original would-be graduation date, in front of her family and the community she steadily serves. Shirley Smith of Americus was surprised to find out on her 85tth birthday that she would soon receive an honorary high school diploma thanks to Eric Finch,…

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A runner recently finished 36 marathons in 36 days despite being told she wouldn’t live past 16 years old. 32-year-old fitness coach Sophie Holmes set a record when she finished the Edinburgh Marathon. Holmes, who has cystic fibroids, has now raised £25,000 from the challenge, which started with the London Marathon. She’s the first person…

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